Superhero events to remember tragic Gateshead boy

Adam Lewis on Chloe's 21st birthday, with brother Luke, Chloe, his mum and dad and Kim and Steve Horner

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A SUPERHERO-themed fundraising campaign will be held in memory of tragic Adam Lewis.

The Chronicle told yesterday how the brave schoolboy fought a terminal brain tumour for more than a year, undergoing numerous bouts of chemo and radiotherapy in the process.

His family made the heartbreaking decision not to tell the 12-year-old the tumour was terminal, instead opting for him to carry on living a normal life for as long as possible.

Sadly, the youngster, who divided his time between living with his mum Kim in Gateshead and dad Kevin in Barton, near Hull, lost his battle nine weeks ago, when he slipped into unconsciousness at Sheffield Children’s Hospital and never woke up.

Now, as a lasting tribute to the avid Batman fan, his older sister Chloe Netherton, as well as her friend Lisa Mills, have started a superhero-themed fundraising campaign, starting with a fancy dress family fun day and evening in September, two days before what would have been Adam’s 13th birthday.

The family will be raising money for the Bluebell Wood Hospice, which supports children with a shortened life expectancy.

Mum-of-one Chloe, 21, from Deckham, in Gateshead, said: “Adam was such a huge Batman fan – he had jumpers with him on and everything. He was really into chess, as well, and my mum still collects his Batman chess magazine subscription.

“We were always buying and renting him Batman films. It’s sad he didn’t get to see the last one out at the cinema now, he would have loved it. It was because of Adam’s love of Batman that we decided superheroes would be a good theme to raise funds for the Bluebell Wood Hospice.”

During the time since his diagnosis in April 2011 until he passed away, Adam and his family visited the hospice, based in Sheffield, and couldn’t thank the staff enough for all their help and support.

Chloe added: “I didn’t go to Adam’s funeral as I didn’t want to say goodbye, I want to celebrate his life and what he meant to everyone, which is why I’ve decided to do the family fun day in September.”

The family fun day and night is being held on September 22 at The Sutherlands Hotel, in Windy Nook, Gateshead, from 1pm until 5pm and from 7pm until closing.